Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Yiewsley]
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SECTION A
Area in acres 5,276
Total population 1962 (midsummer) (estimated by the
Registrar General) 23,930
Estimated number of inhabited dwellings 6,909
Rateable Value (31st March, 1962) £864,774
Product of the Penny Rate 1962/63 £4,455 1 11
VITAL STATISTICS
LIVE BIRTHS:
Male Female Total
Legitimate 228 211 439
Illegitimate 12 12 24
240 223 463
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population (adjusted): 1962: 17.3*
„ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 1961: 17.3*
County of Middlesex: 1962: 17.0
*These figures have been adjusted from 19.3 and 19.27 by the Registrar's
Comparability Factor of .90.
Percentage of Illegitimate Births to total live births = 5.18
STILL BIRTHS:
Male Female Total
Legitimate 4 4 8
Illegitimate 1 2 3
5 6 11
Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births (adjusted): 1962: 17.8
„ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 1961: 17.55
*These figures have been adjusted from 19.8 and 19.5 by the Registrar's
Comparability factor of .90.
Still birth rate per 1000 population: 1962: .46
1961: .25
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